Re: Whatcha' wanta have?????

As for 9.6 I see 2 important things: 1. Web services 2. BLOB literals ad. 1 Idea behind stored procedures in SQL database is very similar to that of Web services. So it seems quite natural that database should expose its stored procedures as WEB services. I see that this is: - useful even in Intranet, - becoming standard. Currently in my company we will migrate our database application to .NET. Even for me as the beginner in .NET concept of exposing application API in Web Services instead of stored procedures seems straightforward. It would be even easier if database would support it natively. It is becoming standard. DB2 and Oracle already have it. Also BEA Tuxedo middleware. MSSQL and Sybase announced. Don't let Informix be an isolated data island! There are some peculiarities with Web services: there are two different reference platforms: - .Net - Apache-Tomcat (java). As Informix works not only on NT then choice is clear. I'm only afraid about java: I would prefer implementation not based on java if possible. I just prefer simpler but faster and more reliable solution. DB2 also have interesting extension: you can use web service similar as stored procedure. In Informix it extends stored procedure implementation method. Currently Informix have: - SPL; - J/SQL (Internet Foundation only); - C databalades. I want to add to this list: - Web Services. ad 2. For BYTE, TEXT, CLOB, and BLOB types there are no literals. Why? It just complicates simple things. For TEXT and CLOB it would be the same literal as for char(30000) column. For BYTE and BLOB it have to be some hex literal. Best Regards, Robert Sosnowski IT specialist CK BZ WBK, e-mail: Robert.Sosnowski@bzwbk.pl ul. Pl. Andersa 5, 61-894 Pozna' phone +48 61 856 54 09 fax +48 61 856 52 36 >>As a mild diversion from the IDS-DB2 conversion thread, its time for one of >>my more favorite exercises. ;-) >> >>We are nearing the end of the coding cycle for IDS 9.5. We've got a whole >>bunch of really cool stuff in place and - well - its time to get input from >>you guys as to what you want to see in the 9.6 release. >> >>Now, I know that everyone's favorite thing is going to be "marketing", but >>I'm in development. So I need to talk features and functionality. So feel >>free to send them on in. >> >>Just an FYI - I'll be away for a while and won't be able to get email via my >>comcast email address. But, I'll be following the newsgroup rather closely. >> >>Also, next week I'll be in some planning meeting. So getting responses back >>fairly quickly would really help. >> >>Thanks >> >>M.Pruet =========================== Wiadomo'' ta oraz wszelkie za''czone do niej pliki s' poufne i mog' by' prawnie chronione. Je'eli nie jest Pan/Pani zamierzonym adresatem niniejszej wiadomo'ci, nie mo'e Pan/Pani jej ujawnia', kopiowa', dystrybuowa' ani te' w 'aden inny spos'b udost'pnia' lub wykorzystywa'. O b''dnym zaadresowaniu wiadomo'ci prosimy niezw'ocznie poinformowa' nadawc' i usun'' wiadomo''. =========================== This email and any attached files are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this email. sending to informix-list

Sosnowski Robert wrote: > > As for 9.6 I see 2 important things: > 1. Web services > 2. BLOB literals > > ad. 1 > Idea behind stored procedures in SQL database is very similar to that of > Web services. So it seems quite natural that database should expose its > stored procedures as WEB services. > I see that this is: > - useful even in Intranet, > - becoming standard. > Currently in my company we will migrate our database application to .NET. > Even for me as the beginner in .NET concept of exposing application API in > Web Services instead of stored procedures seems straightforward. It would > be even easier if database would support it natively. > > It is becoming standard. DB2 and Oracle already have it. Also BEA Tuxedo > middleware. MSSQL and Sybase announced. Don't let Informix be an isolated > data island! It is becoming standard? Which standard? > There are some peculiarities with Web services: there are two different > reference platforms: > - .Net > - Apache-Tomcat (java). > As Informix works not only on NT then choice is clear. I'm only afraid > about java: I would prefer implementation not based on java if possible. I > just prefer simpler but faster and more reliable solution. Your grasp of web services seems to be even more hazy than mine, and that is impressive. > DB2 also have interesting extension: you can use web service similar as > stored procedure. > In Informix it extends stored procedure implementation method. Currently > Informix have: > - SPL; > - J/SQL (Internet Foundation only); > - C databalades. > I want to add to this list: > - Web Services. Implement them as a DataBlade? > ad 2. > For BYTE, TEXT, CLOB, and BLOB types there are no literals. Why? It just > complicates simple things. > For TEXT and CLOB it would be the same literal as for char(30000) column. > For BYTE and BLOB it have to be some hex literal. This *is* a huge PITA. -- "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ''' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche